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Emblem of the 2d Reconnaissance Group
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Active | 1942–1944 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
The 2d Reconnaissance Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Third Air Force, being stationed at Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.
The unit was active during World War II as a reconnaissance and mapping training unit, initially being assigned to Second Air Force, then to Third Air Force in October 1943. The group also trained crews and occasionally provided personnel to help man new groups and squadrons. Aircraft included B-17's, B-24's, B-25's, L-4's, L-5's, P-38's, and A-20's.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.